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85396

ZIP 85396 is in Buckeye, Arizona, in Maricopa County; Mountain Standard Time all year. Buckeye has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 85326.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Phoenix
County
Maricopa
Population
42,181
Coordinates
33.5365, -112.7025
☼ Live from 85396 — Buckeye, AZ

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Where 85396 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 85396
  • 🔢 Type 85396 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gGESB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 85,396 = 2 × 2 × 37 × 577. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100110110010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 85395 (Goodyear, AZ, 17 mi away) and 85501 (Globe, AZ, 111 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 85396 becomes 69358 — and that is a real ZIP code: Morrill, NE, 757 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35896, 35968, 35986, 36859, 38569, 38659, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96853 in Jbphh, HI, 2,875 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 88%.
  • 🎯894 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 85396 and you would come out at 33.54°S, 67.30°E — 1,103 miles from Port Louis, Mauritius, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 55m.
  • 📏 At 99.6 square miles of land, 85396 is bigger than 78% of ZIP codes — room for about 76 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population42,181This ZIP42,181
Households14,507This ZIP14,507
Housing units15,974This ZIP15,974
Median age40.5This ZIP40.5Arizona39.0US 38.9
Median household income$114,056This ZIP$114,056Arizona$79,964US $80,734
Median home value$482,900This ZIP$482,900Arizona$394,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,243This ZIP$2,243Arizona$1,543US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.1%This ZIP35.1%
Mean commute33.5 minThis ZIP33.5 min
Population density423.3 / sq miThis ZIP423.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments335This ZIP335
Employees2,109This ZIP2,109
Annual payroll$81,842,000This ZIP$81,842,000
Tax returns filed18,970This ZIP18,970
Total adjusted gross income$1,877,891,000This ZIP$1,877,891,000

Land area

Land area99.64 sq miThis ZIP99.64 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 85396

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ZIP codes near 85396

ZIPCityDistance
85343 Palo Verde, AZ 13.7 mi
85355 Waddell, AZ 14.6 mi
85361 Wittmann, AZ 15.5 mi
85340 Litchfield Park, AZ 16.1 mi
85388 Surprise, AZ 16.2 mi
85395 Goodyear, AZ 17.5 mi
85309 Luke Air Force Base, AZ 18.8 mi
85387 Surprise, AZ 18.9 mi
85374 Surprise, AZ 19.2 mi
85379 Surprise, AZ 19.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 85396?

85396 is in Buckeye, Arizona, in Maricopa County, part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.5365, -112.7025.

What county is 85396 in?

85396 lies in Maricopa County.

What time zone is 85396 in?

85396 uses America/Phoenix.

How many people live in 85396?

About 42,181 people live in ZIP code 85396, in 14,507 households, at 423.3 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 85396?

$114,056 a year, against $79,964 across Arizona.

What ZIP codes are near 85396?

The closest are 85343 (13.7 mi), 85355 (14.6 mi), 85361 (15.5 mi), 85340 (16.1 mi) and 85388 (16.2 mi).

Is 85396 a PO Box ZIP code?

85396 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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